USGS Critical Minerals (PP-1802)

Cadence

static (2017 vintage, ScienceBase release frozen)

Access

free anonymous download via ScienceBase API

Format

Shapefile bundle ZIP with DBF attribute tables (geometry redundant with

Licence

public domain (USGS)

Vintage

2017

Upstream

https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GH9GQR

First non-US deposit source; extends DepositOccurrence coverage beyond MRDS/USMIN

Authority tier

Official survey

Provenance

Authoritative

Canonicality

tier 1

Primary for

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Contributes IDs

—

Name-block matching

trusted

Reconcile profile

default (tier 1)